kothariji
/ Dhruv Kothari /noun
Software engineer with a designer’s eye — minimal by default, curious by habit.
- On repeatTum Jo Aaye · Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- SolvingRubik's cubes
- Collectingpostage stamps and old coins
- Stargazingthe moon, mostly
- ReadingBhagavad-Gita As It Is
- Cookingnachos, heavy on the salsa
- Photographingtrees, light, weather
- Watchingsunsets, from a beach
Contributions
986 contributions in 20261,010 contributions in 20251,128 contributions in 20243,909 contributions in 20232,404 contributions in 20222,137 contributions in 2021996 contributions in 2020
Experience
Postman
Nov 2025 — Present · 11 mosSoftware Engineer

Zomato
Jul 2024 — Oct 2025 · 1 yr 4 mosSenior Software Engineer
- Led frontend development for a Customer Support SaaS platform and served as the primary POC for UI initiatives. Mentored a team of 4 frontend engineers, improving code quality and engineering practices.
- Collaborated with product, design, and backend teams, led Scrum standups, and drove stakeholder alignment. Delivered key partner integrations with Blinkit and Hyperpure.
- Built an Agent Shift Management Suite for 3,000+ agents, enabling real-time tracking of shifts, attendance, breaks, productivity, and operational analytics.
- Architected an Analytics Module with a no-code Chart Builder, customizable dashboards, drill-down insights, chart exports, and resizable layouts. Integrated ClickHouse for event-driven analytics.
- Built the frontend for an AI-powered Email Ticketing Bot using chainable AI agents for classification and generation. Processes 35,000+ tickets daily, improving automation, ticket routing, and response TAT.
- Delivered operational tools including CSV-based Bulk Ticket Operations and IRT Alerts, helping improve agent responsiveness, handling time, and customer experience.

Upraised
Jun 2021 — May 2024 · 3 yrs2 roles
Software Engineer
Jul 2022 — May 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos- Built complex React UIs for onboarding and registration journeys, delivering seamless experiences for 15,000+ users across multiple programs.
- Developed responsive modules for the Learning Management System (LMS), supporting a key revenue-generating product.
- Built test interfaces used by 10,000+ users, integrating audio/video capture and online proctoring to ensure test integrity.
- Led development of an in-house Design System with 12+ reusable components, following WCAG accessibility and modern frontend standards.
- Built user portfolios and expert landing pages using Webflow and CRM tools, with Zapier integrations for automated data capture.
Software Engineer Intern
Jun 2021 — Jun 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo- Built scalable, generic and responsive React components and views using styled-components, styled-system, and custom React hooks.
- Implemented central app state with Redux Toolkit and RTK Query, using Redux Thunk to manage REST APIs.
- Authored SQL scripts and built Retool dashboards so internal teams could get their own insights.
Work
Built inside a company, so there is no repository to open. The case study is the whole thing instead.

Zomato·Senior Software Engineer·2024 — 2025Agent Shift Management
I led the development of an internal workforce platform used by 3,000+ support agents, replacing spreadsheet-based rosters with live attendance tracking, shift planning, leave and swap workflows, and operational insights.
- Live attendance
- Shift templates
- Leave & swaps
- Adherence insights
Builds
1,103 stars across 6 repositories
kothariji- SyntaxMeetsPublic
Create a room, call your friends, and write the algorithm together.
- use-media-streamPublic
A React hook for getUserMedia that cleans up after itself.

